Day History: September-21

Events History

455-Emperor Avitus-enters Ancient Rome|Rome with a Gaul|Gallic army and consolidates his power.

1170-Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke-and Diarmait Mac Murchada|Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill|Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.

1217-Livonian Crusade-The Estonians|Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian people|Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida|Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of St. Matthew's Day|Battle of Matthew's Day.

1435-An Treaty|agreement-between Charles VII of France and Philip the Good ends the partnership between the English and Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy in the Hundred Years' War.

1745-Battle of Prestonpans-A House of Hanover|Hanoverian army under the command of John Cope (British Army officer)|Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobitism|Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart

1776-Part of New York City is Great Fire of New York (1776)|burned-shortly after being occupied by British forces.

1780-American Revolutionary War-Benedict Arnold gives the Kingdom of Great Britain|British the plans to West Point, New York|West Point.

1792-French Revolution-the National Convention declares France a republic and Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy|abolishes the absolute monarchy.

1843-John Williams Wilson-takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.

1942-In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów, Lublin Voivodeship|Konstantynów-and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz, Biała Podlaska County|Rossosz and Terespol.

1972-President of the Philippines|Philippine President-Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under Martial Law in the Philippines|martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.

1976-Orlando Letelier-is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.